July 15, 2009, 12:14PM

Off the ice, Red Wings prospect Mitchell Callahan looked more like one of the youth hockey campers who skated at Joe Louis Arena after the Red Wings' on-ice "strength and conditioning" prospect camp sessions this past week. He's still very skinny--if he's 175 lbs, that's with his gear on--and his messy beach-blond (not bleach-blond) hair framed an ever-present smile, minus... Full story »

July 12, 2009, 7:16AM

As it turns out, Saturday's end of the formal Red Wings "strength and conditioning" summer prospect camp sessions didn't mark the end of the proceedings, so I found out on Saturday night that the gents are scrimmaging on Sunday morning. As such, I changed my plans and decided to both attend the session and save my final write-up for this... Full story »

July 11, 2009, 7:12AM

After three days of non-stop work and a wee bit of play during the first three days of the Detroit Red Wings' summer "strength and conditioning" prospect camp, I expected to see some fatigue on Friday. Instead, I can best summarize the difference between this year's camp and last year's events with a post-on-ice session anecdote: last year, the prospects... Full story »

July 10, 2009, 1:49PM

As DetroitRedWings.com's Adam Rice notes, the Red Wings' decision to allow Ty Conklin to leave the organization and tab Jimmy Howard as the team's back-up goaltender sets up a pre-season dogfight between Wings prospects Thomas McCollum and Jordan Pearce, who hope to back up Daniel Larsson with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Both McCollum and Pearce have spoken about their friendly... Full story »

July 10, 2009, 7:19AM

After an a strangely off-kilter Wednesday session at the Detroit Red Wings' annual "strength and conditioning" prospect camp, the 34 participants hit the ice on Thursday in fine spirits, exhibiting a renewed sense of enthusiasm--thanks to the Detroit Tigers. Two days in, the Red Wings' prospects seemed to hit a rut, realizing that, despite the fact that they're suiting up... Full story »

July 09, 2009, 3:41AM

DETROIT -- The second day of this summer's Detroit Red Wings strength and conditioning camp stood in stark contrast to Tuesday's proceedings in several respects: First and foremost, for reasons which became apparent later in the day -- Jiri Hudler signing with Dynamo Moscow -- the stands contained no Red Wings personnel until Steve Yzerman and capologist Ryan Martin made... Full story »

May 14, 2009, 5:49AM

The West Bloomfield Beacon's Mike Moore reports that Cranbrook-Kingswood coach Andy Weidenbach, who has posted a 301-120-28 record over a 16-year tenure with the Cranes (he also spends each July teaching the Red Wings' prospects the finer points of power skating), received a prestigious honour recently: May 13, C and G News: [W]ith seven state titles and countless other accolades... Full story »

July 30, 2008, 6:56PM

The Detroit Red Wings employed Bloomfield Hills' Cranbrook-Kingswood coach Andy Weidenbach as their power skating instructor during their summer strength and conditioning camp for their prospects in early July. The Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle's Mike Moore says that working with the Wings isn't not the only high-profile "coaching chops" acknowledgment Weidenbach has received of late: July 30, Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle: Even though his... Full story »

July 12, 2008, 7:40AM

My notebook from the fifth day of the Detroit Red Wings' annual "strength and conditioning" summer prospect camp is about ten pages leaner than usual, and that's due in large part to the fact that the prospects plain old "hit a wall" on Friday. A full five days into what is, for the vast majority of the prospects in attendance,... Full story »

July 11, 2008, 6:58AM

On the fourth day of the Detroit Red Wings' six-day prospect camp, the fact that the week is beginning to wane is setting in, big time. With the parents of several players in the stands (the NCAA-eligible prospects have to pay their own way, so some parents are making a weekend out of the event, and the largely locally-based invitees'... Full story »

July 10, 2008, 7:35AM

The biggest news revealed during the third day of the Detroit Red Wings' annual "strength and conditioning" summer prospect camp had nothing to do with the fact that there was a strange man who looked suspiciously like a coach, briefcase and all. It was that the players taking part are being pushed really hard, and, as such, they're tired. Even... Full story »

July 10, 2008, 6:49AM

As the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan notes, the executives sitting in the stands at the Detroit Red Wings' annual summer "strength and conditioning" prospect camp were on their Blackberries like a teenager text-messaging his or her friends when Cory Emmerton and Brendan Smith collided at centre ice during a 3-on-3 drill that involved simultaneous breakouts. That wasn't the only reason... Full story »

July 09, 2008, 4:55AM

When I arrived at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday morning, covering the second day of the Red Wings' annual "strength and conditioning" summer prospect camp, the Joe had an entirely different atmosphere, on and off the ice. On Monday, the prospects were getting their feet wet, as were the Wings' brass. As I arrived at my usual perch, half-a-dozen rows... Full story »